Achieving Compliance with ISO 3834

Suitable for:

Auditors whether involved in 1st , 2nd or 3rd party audits against ISO 3834.

Welding Engineering and Quality Managers in fabricating companies, or manufacturers using welding as a production process, seeking to understand the requirements of ISO 3834.

Course Content:

Review of ISO 3834 series of standards and their relevance to fabrication and manufacture by welding, the relationship between ISO 3834 and ISO 9001; establishing compliance with ISO 3834 by audit; planning, conducting and reporting ISO 3834 audits, guidance on the categorisation of non-conformity and agreeing corrective action; establishing compliance with ISO 14731 by assessment of welding co-ordination function; certification to ISO 3834, the available options and mechanisms by which certification bodies are accredited for ISO 3834, the role of the European Welding Federation and the European Co-operation for Accreditation.

Objectives:

• to explain the reasons for the ISO 3834 series of standards and their relationship to ISO 9001
• to select the appropriate part of ISO 3834
• to describe documentation and criteria for assessing compliance with ISO 3834
• to establish compliance with ISO 3834 for welding co-ordination personnel
• to understand certification and accreditation in relation to ISO 3834
• guidance for auditors in relation to ISO 3834

Additional Information:

The course is delivered by presentation and group exercises. Individuals wishing to become registered as Assessors under TWI Certification Ltd's Welding Fabricator Certification Scheme must attend this course. A professional interview will also be required. Four hours preparation work is required for all participants before attending this course.

Career Progression:

• CSWIP Visual Welding Inspector [ Find Course ]
• CSWIP Welding Inspector - Level 2 [ Find Course ]
• CSWIP Senior Welding Inspector - Level 3 [ Find Course ]
• Also IIW/EWF Diploma courses.